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Can I use external hard drive with laptop for self hosting?
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this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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It will work really well, but the difference between a laptop and a server is operational longevity. Laptops are meant to work for workloads for a few hours, whereas dedicated servers can work 24/7 for years sometimes because of how they are made and tested.
However, if the intensity of workload is light, a laptop can also run for a few months provided temps are well maintained. My tiny RPi ran for a few months till I manually shut it down.
Also, backups and backups.
...for a couple months? Huh, I've got a rpi 4 and the little bastard has been running "almost nonstop" for 3 years and a half. And he is still kicking.
I love my Pi too much to let it run for so long 🥰
Plus I don't have a power backup; uptime is only as good as my power (which goes out once every 4 months)
Just for fun I thought I'd check the uptime of the server I'm logged into at work. 1391 days.
That sounds like a security nightmare.
well, yes and no. It's definitely behind on updates, but it's running linux and isn't web facing. Security is outsourced to the firewalls/IDS etc. If someone is trying to hack it, they're already past the firewalls so we're fucked by default even if the server is 100% secure.